BA French and Spanish
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Spanish required.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, to include Spanish, with no higher level score below 5.)
About this course
BA in French and Spanish, a French and Francophone Studies and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies degree spanning four academic years. The course includes a compulsory year abroad in the third year. The first year builds foundational language and cultural knowledge through Use of French 1, The Making of Modern France, Reading French Texts, French Oral 1, Spanish Language I, and Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 1 and 2. The second year continues language acquisition with Use of French 2, French Oral 2, and Spanish Language II, alongside optional modules such as An Introduction to Literary Theory, The Medieval Period, The Renaissance Period, Enlightenment and the Revolution: the 18th Century, Romanticism and Modernity: the 19th Century, Exploration of Self and Form: The Contemporary Period, Citizenship and Nationhood in France Today, French Film History, Contesting Frenchness: Francophone Literatures, and A Century of Conflict and Crisis: France, 1870-1970. The third year comprises SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and SELCS Year Abroad Term 2. The final year advances proficiency via French Oral 3, Use of French 3, and Spanish Language III, with options including Advanced Translation, Comics in French, Dominating Texts: Literary Power Relations in 20th Century Writing, Legendary Histories, Cultures of AIDS in France: History, Policy and Representation, Gender, Race and Sexuality, Fiction and the Archives: Rewriting Criminal Stories in Early Modern France, Discourses of Equality, Topics in Modern French History: À la guerre comme à la guerre: France and the First World War, and French Existentialism: Sartre, Coffee, and Cigarettes.
Modules
- Use of French 1
- The Making of Modern France
- Reading French Texts
- French Oral 1
- Spanish Language I
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 1
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 2
- Use of French 2
- French Oral 2
- Spanish Language II
- An Introduction to Literary Theory
- The Medieval Period
- The Renaissance Period
- Enlightenment and the Revolution: the 18th Century
- Romanticism and Modernity: the 19th Century
- Exploration of Self and Form: The Contemporary Period
- Citizenship and Nationhood in France Today
- French Film History
- Contesting Frenchness: Francophone Literatures
- A Century of Conflict and Crisis: France, 1870-1970
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- French Oral 3
- Use of French 3
- Spanish Language III
- Advanced Translation
- Comics in French
- Dominating Texts: Literary Power Relations in 20th Century Writing
- Legendary Histories
- Cultures of AIDS in France: History, Policy and Representation
- Gender, Race and Sexuality
- Fiction and the Archives: Rewriting Criminal Stories in Early Modern France
- Discourses of Equality
- Topics in Modern French History: À la guerre comme à la guerre: France and the First World War
- French Existentialism: Sartre, Coffee, and Cigarettes